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Checklist for Subfamily Culicinae Meigen, 1818
and region Tuvalu (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
37
85
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
37
85
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
82
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
24
53
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
17
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCulicinae
Meigen, 1818
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tuvalu
5 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1836Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mucidus Theobald, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1865Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuvalu
10 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835Hexham Grey
Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) inornatus Walker, 1865

Subnodes of Culicinae with occurrences in Tuvalu
TribeAedini
Neveu-Lemaire, 1902
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicini
Meigen, 1818
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeToxorhynchitini
Stone, 1948
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicinae at artfakta.se
Culicinae at dyntaxa.se
Culicinae at itis.gov
Culicinae at marinespecies.org